Ryan Stevenson

The extraction of mineral resources has long been a prime motivation behind the colonial exploitation of developing nations, and this is no less the case today. The batteries that power our cellphones, computers, and emerging renewable energy technologies require cobalt…

Among the myriad consequences of climate change is the threat posed by the increasing frequency of epidemics. Sub-Saharan Africa has proven especially susceptible to the new paradigm of climate-driven disease transmission, and while a global response to human-caused climate change…